Spirit Sourced

I heard a song today that pushed me closer to Jesus.
I have often declared that Jesus must be our focus, our single delight, our passion, and our one desire. It is about the centrality of Jesus Christ and allowing Him to source (be the resource) of our lives.
It was this idea of embracing Jesus and allowing Him to be seen in our lives that the song trumpeted. …

Dr. Alan Redpath (1907 - 1989) was a well-known British preacher and author who often spoke about revival, prayer, and a life of full surrender. He authored six books, the most popular being Victorious Christian Living, published in 1955. He pastored at the famous Moody Church in Chicago for seven years and spent the later years of his life ministering at Capernwray Bible School in England, founded by Major Ian Thomas. He died in Edinburgh, …

The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus wasn’t a mere speed bump in days gone by, rather it was the triumphant turning point in history. A library of words cannot articulate the change this one event has made: sins were atoned for and forgiven, the power of sin has been defeated, death lost its sting, hope secured, heaven made available, intimacy with God possible, and a life indwelt by the Holy Spirit has become the norm. All because of the …

I’m not married as of yet (and no, I’m not taking applications or set-ups either … at least at this time), but I do know that to have intimacy with someone requires a purposeful cultivation of daily intimacy.
Can you imagine a husband who schedules flowers and chocolates to arrive at the house every week but never tells his wife he loves her? While the wife may want the sweet morsels and stunning centerpiece, those should be the outflow of love …

Most of Christianity today is lived out of self-effort. Growing up in America, I’ve heard from a young age the concepts that
we can do anything we want
we need to pick ourselves up by the boot straps
we can be a self-made success
While it all sounds great, it’s not Biblical. I’m not suggesting we throw out work ethic and diligence (those are both important and Biblical), but we have taken the concept of I’m going to do it all and brought it …

The last few weeks have been incredibly busy. At Ellerslie Mission Society we have been preparing and launching our new (and improved) Advanced Training program. So between finishing off our Winter/Spring basic program, graduation, and launching the new program, my schedule has been full (thus the lack of blog posts in the last couple weeks … sorry).
There has been a song that has captured me as of late and I've been humming, singing, and …

Each week my friend and mentor Stephen Manley releases a "Jesus Pusher" blog and this week was especially rich. As a Christian my life is not to be one of "doing" but one of "responding." May you live a life of response, surrender, abiding, and dependency – every moment of every day. Read more about Stephen Manley and his ministry.
I am a Jesus pusher!!! Then He said to them “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19). As …